JAKARTA (REUTERS, THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Several flights were cancelled or rescheduled on Thursday (June 28) when a volcano erupted on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, sending a column of ash and smoke at least 2km into the air, officials said.. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read More

National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia Pilots’ Association (APG) and workers union (Sekarga) have renewed their threat to strike, saying they would do so in the second week of July — the deadline for the company and the government to meet their demand. Previously, the airline pilots planned to go on strike during...

INDONESIA volcano eruption: Mount Merapi, the most active volcano in the country has erupted in the early hours of the morning. A number of flights have been cancelled, affecting thousands. What is the latest travel advice for the country?

AKARTA – Bali’s Mount Agung volcano erupted on Sunday morning but there was no damage and flights have not been affected, Indonesia’s disaster management agency (BNPB) said. The agency said the volcano erupted at 10:05am local time, spewing ash as high as 2.5km above the crater. The eruption lasted for...

KARANGASEM, Indonesia (Reuters) – A rumbling volcano on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali ejected greyish-white plumes of ash on Friday, a timelapse series of Reuters images revealed, a pointer, if it were needed, that its weeks-long period of activity has not ended. SUBMIT PICTURE: Mount Agung volcano erupts as seen...

Low-cost airline Tigerair has suspended all flights between Australia and Bali, following what the company says is a decision by the Indonesian Government to impose new administrative requirements. In a statement, the airline said Wednesday’s flights had been cancelled along with all flights on Thursday and on Friday morning. It...

Two executives with an Indonesian budget airline have resigned after the release of disturbing footage showing an Indonesian pilot staggering through an airport metal detector en route to the cockpit of his plane. Citilink had denied the pilot was drunk when initial reports emerged on Wednesday but suspended him following...

TEMPO.CO, Bali – A number of domestic flights in Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali for a number of cities in West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara have been disrupted due to bad weather both in the island and in the destinations. General Manager of state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura...